Gilchrist, Mrs. Joseph (Louisa) died 1897

NELSON, GILCHRIST

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 9/19/2019 at 19:04:40

DIED.
Mrs. Louisa Gilchrist died at her home in Marion township on Monday night of cholera morbus after a few hours sickness. The funeral will be held at home today at 10 o’clock.

Her maiden name was Louisa Nelson and she was born in Sweden forty-two years ago, coming to this country in 1877. She was united in marriage with Joseph Gilchrist in 1885.

Source: The LeMars Globe-Post, Wednesday, October 6, 1897
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Death of Mrs. Joseph Gilchrist.
Mrs. Joseph Gilchrist died Monday night at the home of the family six miles east of LeMars, aged 41. She was taken sick Friday night with stomach trouble and rapidly failed until her death. The funeral was held Wednesday forenoon. The procession left the house at 10 o’clock and proceeded to the Presbyterian Church in LeMars where the services were conducted by Rev. A. Z. Macgogney.

Source: The LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Thursday, October 7, 1897
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RESEARCH NOTES:
Per these obituaries, Louisa’s date of death was Monday, October 4, 1897.
Marriage record-Plymouth County IA—found on ancestry.com
Marriage Date: 24 Jan 1885
Groom: James Gilchrist, age 47
Bride: Louisa Nelson